The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Tom HollandEnglish actor cast as Telemachus
Holland describes Franklin's autobiography as probably the first great classic of American literature.
“And Franklin writes up this story in his autobiography, which is, I guess, I mean, probably the first great classic of American literature”
The Rest Is History: 684. Franklin: Revenge of the American Genius (Part 2) (Jul 1, 2026) · Listen from 15:05
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- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
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684. Franklin: Revenge of the American Genius (Part 2)The Rest Is History · Jul 1, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace Benjamin Franklin's life from Puritan Boston boyhood and Enlightenment fame to revolutionary diplomat, Constitution signatory and late abolitionist.